ofp-prop: Add generic functions for working with 16- and 32-bit properties.
[cascardo/ovs.git] / lib / ofp-util.c
index 0d476dc..c1709bd 100644 (file)
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Nicira, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Nicira, Inc.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "ofp-actions.h"
 #include "ofp-errors.h"
 #include "ofp-msgs.h"
+#include "ofp-prop.h"
 #include "ofp-util.h"
 #include "ofpbuf.h"
 #include "openflow/netronome-ext.h"
@@ -53,115 +54,63 @@ VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(ofp_util);
  * in the peer and so there's not much point in showing a lot of them. */
 static struct vlog_rate_limit bad_ofmsg_rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
 
+static enum ofputil_table_vacancy ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(
+    ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version);
 static enum ofputil_table_eviction ofputil_decode_table_eviction(
     ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version);
 static ovs_be32 ofputil_encode_table_config(enum ofputil_table_miss,
                                             enum ofputil_table_eviction,
+                                            enum ofputil_table_vacancy,
                                             enum ofp_version);
 
-struct ofp_prop_header {
-    ovs_be16 type;
-    ovs_be16 len;
-};
-
-struct ofp_prop_experimenter {
-    ovs_be16 type;          /* OFP*_EXPERIMENTER. */
-    ovs_be16 length;        /* Length in bytes of this property. */
-    ovs_be32 experimenter;  /* Experimenter ID which takes the same form as
-                             * in struct ofp_experimenter_header. */
-    ovs_be32 exp_type;      /* Experimenter defined. */
-};
-
-/* Pulls a property, beginning with struct ofp_prop_header, from the beginning
- * of 'msg'.  Stores the type of the property in '*typep' and, if 'property' is
- * nonnull, the entire property, including the header, in '*property'.  Returns
- * 0 if successful, otherwise an error code.
- *
- * This function pulls the property's stated size padded out to a multiple of
- * 'alignment' bytes.  The common case in OpenFlow is an 'alignment' of 8, so
- * you can use ofputil_pull_property() for that case. */
-static enum ofperr
-ofputil_pull_property__(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *property,
-                        unsigned int alignment, uint16_t *typep)
-{
-    struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
-    unsigned int padded_len;
-    unsigned int len;
-
-    if (msg->size < sizeof *oph) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    oph = msg->data;
-    len = ntohs(oph->len);
-    padded_len = ROUND_UP(len, alignment);
-    if (len < sizeof *oph || padded_len > msg->size) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    *typep = ntohs(oph->type);
-    if (property) {
-        ofpbuf_use_const(property, msg->data, len);
-    }
-    ofpbuf_pull(msg, padded_len);
-    return 0;
-}
-
-/* Pulls a property, beginning with struct ofp_prop_header, from the beginning
- * of 'msg'.  Stores the type of the property in '*typep' and, if 'property' is
- * nonnull, the entire property, including the header, in '*property'.  Returns
- * 0 if successful, otherwise an error code.
- *
- * This function pulls the property's stated size padded out to a multiple of
- * 8 bytes, which is the common case for OpenFlow properties. */
 static enum ofperr
-ofputil_pull_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *property,
-                      uint16_t *typep)
-{
-    return ofputil_pull_property__(msg, property, 8, typep);
-}
-
-static void OVS_PRINTF_FORMAT(2, 3)
-log_property(bool loose, const char *message, ...)
+ofputil_check_mask(uint16_t type, uint32_t mask)
 {
-    enum vlog_level level = loose ? VLL_DBG : VLL_WARN;
-    if (!vlog_should_drop(THIS_MODULE, level, &bad_ofmsg_rl)) {
-        va_list args;
-
-        va_start(args, message);
-        vlog_valist(THIS_MODULE, level, message, args);
-        va_end(args);
-    }
-}
+    switch (type) {
+    case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER:
+        if (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_PACKET_IN) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
 
-static size_t
-start_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type)
-{
-    size_t start_ofs = msg->size;
-    struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
+    case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER:
+        if (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_FLOW_REMOVED) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
 
-    oph = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *oph);
-    oph->type = htons(type);
-    oph->len = htons(4);        /* May be updated later by end_property(). */
-    return start_ofs;
-}
+    case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER:
+        if (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_PORT_STATUS) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
 
-static void
-end_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t start_ofs)
-{
-    struct ofp_prop_header *oph;
+    case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER:
+        if (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_ROLE_STATUS) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
 
-    oph = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *oph);
-    oph->len = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
-    ofpbuf_padto(msg, ROUND_UP(msg->size, 8));
-}
+    case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER:
+        if ((mask < MINIMUM_MASK_TABLE_STATUS && mask != 0) |
+            (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_TABLE_STATUS)) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
 
-static void
-put_bitmap_properties(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint64_t bitmap)
-{
-    for (; bitmap; bitmap = zero_rightmost_1bit(bitmap)) {
-        start_property(msg, rightmost_1bit_idx(bitmap));
+    case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE:
+    case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER:
+        if (mask > MAXIMUM_MASK_REQUESTFORWARD) {
+            return OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID;
+        }
+        break;
     }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 /* Given the wildcard bit count in the least-significant 6 of 'wcbits', returns
@@ -199,7 +148,7 @@ ofputil_netmask_to_wcbits(ovs_be32 netmask)
 void
 ofputil_wildcard_from_ofpfw10(uint32_t ofpfw, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
 {
-    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 33);
+    BUILD_ASSERT_DECL(FLOW_WC_SEQ == 35);
 
     /* Initialize most of wc. */
     flow_wildcards_init_catchall(wc);
@@ -228,10 +177,10 @@ ofputil_wildcard_from_ofpfw10(uint32_t ofpfw, struct flow_wildcards *wc)
     }
 
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_SRC)) {
-        memset(wc->masks.dl_src, 0xff, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_MASK_FIELD(wc, dl_src);
     }
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_DST)) {
-        memset(wc->masks.dl_dst, 0xff, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_MASK_FIELD(wc, dl_dst);
     }
     if (!(ofpfw & OFPFW10_DL_TYPE)) {
         wc->masks.dl_type = OVS_BE16_MAX;
@@ -264,8 +213,8 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(const struct ofp10_match *ofmatch,
     match->flow.dl_type = ofputil_dl_type_from_openflow(ofmatch->dl_type);
     match->flow.tp_src = ofmatch->tp_src;
     match->flow.tp_dst = ofmatch->tp_dst;
-    memcpy(match->flow.dl_src, ofmatch->dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    memcpy(match->flow.dl_dst, ofmatch->dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    match->flow.dl_src = ofmatch->dl_src;
+    match->flow.dl_dst = ofmatch->dl_dst;
     match->flow.nw_tos = ofmatch->nw_tos & IP_DSCP_MASK;
     match->flow.nw_proto = ofmatch->nw_proto;
 
@@ -344,7 +293,6 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(const struct match *match,
     } else if (match->wc.masks.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_CFI)
                && !(match->flow.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_CFI))) {
         ofmatch->dl_vlan = htons(OFP10_VLAN_NONE);
-        ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN_PCP;
     } else {
         if (!(match->wc.masks.vlan_tci & htons(VLAN_VID_MASK))) {
             ofpfw |= OFPFW10_DL_VLAN;
@@ -362,8 +310,8 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp10_match(const struct match *match,
     /* Compose most of the match structure. */
     ofmatch->wildcards = htonl(ofpfw);
     ofmatch->in_port = htons(ofp_to_u16(match->flow.in_port.ofp_port));
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_src, match->flow.dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_dst, match->flow.dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    ofmatch->dl_src = match->flow.dl_src;
+    ofmatch->dl_dst = match->flow.dl_dst;
     ofmatch->dl_type = ofputil_dl_type_to_openflow(match->flow.dl_type);
     ofmatch->nw_src = match->flow.nw_src;
     ofmatch->nw_dst = match->flow.nw_dst;
@@ -420,10 +368,7 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp11_match(const struct ofp11_match *ofmatch,
                                struct match *match)
 {
     uint16_t wc = ntohl(ofmatch->wildcards);
-    uint8_t dl_src_mask[ETH_ADDR_LEN];
-    uint8_t dl_dst_mask[ETH_ADDR_LEN];
     bool ipv4, arp, rarp;
-    int i;
 
     match_init_catchall(match);
 
@@ -438,15 +383,10 @@ ofputil_match_from_ofp11_match(const struct ofp11_match *ofmatch,
         match_set_in_port(match, ofp_port);
     }
 
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        dl_src_mask[i] = ~ofmatch->dl_src_mask[i];
-    }
-    match_set_dl_src_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_src, dl_src_mask);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        dl_dst_mask[i] = ~ofmatch->dl_dst_mask[i];
-    }
-    match_set_dl_dst_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_dst, dl_dst_mask);
+    match_set_dl_src_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_src,
+                            eth_addr_invert(ofmatch->dl_src_mask));
+    match_set_dl_dst_masked(match, ofmatch->dl_dst,
+                            eth_addr_invert(ofmatch->dl_dst_mask));
 
     if (!(wc & OFPFW11_DL_VLAN)) {
         if (ofmatch->dl_vlan == htons(OFPVID11_NONE)) {
@@ -573,7 +513,6 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp11_match(const struct match *match,
                              struct ofp11_match *ofmatch)
 {
     uint32_t wc = 0;
-    int i;
 
     memset(ofmatch, 0, sizeof *ofmatch);
     ofmatch->omh.type = htons(OFPMT_STANDARD);
@@ -585,15 +524,10 @@ ofputil_match_to_ofp11_match(const struct match *match,
         ofmatch->in_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(match->flow.in_port.ofp_port);
     }
 
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_src, match->flow.dl_src, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        ofmatch->dl_src_mask[i] = ~match->wc.masks.dl_src[i];
-    }
-
-    memcpy(ofmatch->dl_dst, match->flow.dl_dst, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
-    for (i = 0; i < ETH_ADDR_LEN; i++) {
-        ofmatch->dl_dst_mask[i] = ~match->wc.masks.dl_dst[i];
-    }
+    ofmatch->dl_src = match->flow.dl_src;
+    ofmatch->dl_src_mask = eth_addr_invert(match->wc.masks.dl_src);
+    ofmatch->dl_dst = match->flow.dl_dst;
+    ofmatch->dl_dst_mask = eth_addr_invert(match->wc.masks.dl_dst);
 
     if (match->wc.masks.vlan_tci == htons(0)) {
         wc |= OFPFW11_DL_VLAN | OFPFW11_DL_VLAN_PCP;
@@ -1728,7 +1662,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
         fm->out_group = (ofm->command == OFPFC_DELETE ||
                          ofm->command == OFPFC_DELETE_STRICT
                          ? ntohl(ofm->out_group)
-                         : OFPG11_ANY);
+                         : OFPG_ANY);
         raw_flags = ofm->flags;
     } else {
         uint16_t command;
@@ -1760,7 +1694,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             fm->importance = 0;
             fm->buffer_id = ntohl(ofm->buffer_id);
             fm->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ofm->out_port));
-            fm->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+            fm->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
             raw_flags = ofm->flags;
         } else if (raw == OFPRAW_NXT_FLOW_MOD) {
             /* Nicira extended flow_mod. */
@@ -1788,7 +1722,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_mod(struct ofputil_flow_mod *fm,
             fm->importance = 0;
             fm->buffer_id = ntohl(nfm->buffer_id);
             fm->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfm->out_port));
-            fm->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+            fm->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
             raw_flags = nfm->flags;
         } else {
             OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -1995,12 +1929,14 @@ ofputil_append_meter_config(struct ovs_list *replies,
 {
     struct ofpbuf *msg = ofpbuf_from_list(list_back(replies));
     size_t start_ofs = msg->size;
-    struct ofp13_meter_config *reply = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *reply);
-    reply->flags = htons(mc->flags);
-    reply->meter_id = htonl(mc->meter_id);
+    struct ofp13_meter_config *reply;
 
+    ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, sizeof *reply);
     ofputil_put_bands(mc->n_bands, mc->bands, msg);
 
+    reply = ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, start_ofs, sizeof *reply);
+    reply->flags = htons(mc->flags);
+    reply->meter_id = htonl(mc->meter_id);
     reply->length = htons(msg->size - start_ofs);
 
     ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
@@ -2349,7 +2285,7 @@ ofputil_decode_ofpst10_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
     fsr->aggregate = aggregate;
     ofputil_match_from_ofp10_match(&ofsr->match, &fsr->match);
     fsr->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(ofsr->out_port));
-    fsr->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+    fsr->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
     fsr->table_id = ofsr->table_id;
     fsr->cookie = fsr->cookie_mask = htonll(0);
 
@@ -2400,7 +2336,7 @@ ofputil_decode_nxst_flow_request(struct ofputil_flow_stats_request *fsr,
 
     fsr->aggregate = aggregate;
     fsr->out_port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(nfsr->out_port));
-    fsr->out_group = OFPG11_ANY;
+    fsr->out_group = OFPG_ANY;
     fsr->table_id = nfsr->table_id;
 
     return 0;
@@ -2452,14 +2388,23 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_get_config_request(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     case OFPRAW_OFPT10_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
         qgcr10 = b.data;
         *port = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(qgcr10->port));
-        return 0;
+        break;
 
     case OFPRAW_OFPT11_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REQUEST:
         qgcr11 = b.data;
-        return ofputil_port_from_ofp11(qgcr11->port, port);
+        enum ofperr error = ofputil_port_from_ofp11(qgcr11->port, port);
+        if (error || *port == OFPP_ANY) {
+            return error;
+        }
+        break;
+
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    return (ofp_to_u16(*port) < ofp_to_u16(OFPP_MAX)
+            ? 0
+            : OFPERR_OFPQOFC_BAD_PORT);
 }
 
 /* Constructs and returns the beginning of a reply to
@@ -2505,11 +2450,11 @@ ofputil_encode_queue_get_config_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh)
 }
 
 static void
-put_queue_rate(struct ofpbuf *reply, enum ofp_queue_properties property,
-               uint16_t rate)
+put_ofp10_queue_rate(struct ofpbuf *reply,
+                     enum ofp10_queue_properties property, uint16_t rate)
 {
     if (rate != UINT16_MAX) {
-        struct ofp_queue_prop_rate *oqpr;
+        struct ofp10_queue_prop_rate *oqpr;
 
         oqpr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *oqpr);
         oqpr->prop_header.property = htons(property);
@@ -2536,21 +2481,16 @@ ofputil_append_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
         opq10->queue_id = htonl(oqc->queue_id);
         len_ofs = (char *) &opq10->len - (char *) reply->data;
     } else {
-        struct ofp11_queue_get_config_reply *qgcr11;
         struct ofp12_packet_queue *opq12;
-        ovs_be32 port;
-
-        qgcr11 = reply->msg;
-        port = qgcr11->port;
 
         opq12 = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *opq12);
-        opq12->port = port;
+        opq12->port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(oqc->port);
         opq12->queue_id = htonl(oqc->queue_id);
         len_ofs = (char *) &opq12->len - (char *) reply->data;
     }
 
-    put_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT_MIN_RATE, oqc->min_rate);
-    put_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT_MAX_RATE, oqc->max_rate);
+    put_ofp10_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT10_MIN_RATE, oqc->min_rate);
+    put_ofp10_queue_rate(reply, OFPQT11_MAX_RATE, oqc->max_rate);
 
     len = ofpbuf_at(reply, len_ofs, sizeof *len);
     *len = htons(reply->size - start_ofs);
@@ -2584,12 +2524,13 @@ ofputil_decode_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply, ofp_port_t *port)
 }
 
 static enum ofperr
-parse_queue_rate(const struct ofp_queue_prop_header *hdr, uint16_t *rate)
+parse_ofp10_queue_rate(const struct ofp10_queue_prop_header *hdr,
+                       uint16_t *rate)
 {
-    const struct ofp_queue_prop_rate *oqpr;
+    const struct ofp10_queue_prop_rate *oqpr;
 
     if (hdr->len == htons(sizeof *oqpr)) {
-        oqpr = (const struct ofp_queue_prop_rate *) hdr;
+        oqpr = (const struct ofp10_queue_prop_rate *) hdr;
         *rate = ntohs(oqpr->rate);
         return 0;
     } else {
@@ -2648,7 +2589,7 @@ ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
     len -= opq_len;
 
     while (len > 0) {
-        const struct ofp_queue_prop_header *hdr;
+        const struct ofp10_queue_prop_header *hdr;
         unsigned int property;
         unsigned int prop_len;
         enum ofperr error = 0;
@@ -2661,12 +2602,12 @@ ofputil_pull_queue_get_config_reply(struct ofpbuf *reply,
 
         property = ntohs(hdr->property);
         switch (property) {
-        case OFPQT_MIN_RATE:
-            error = parse_queue_rate(hdr, &queue->min_rate);
+        case OFPQT10_MIN_RATE:
+            error = parse_ofp10_queue_rate(hdr, &queue->min_rate);
             break;
 
-        case OFPQT_MAX_RATE:
-            error = parse_queue_rate(hdr, &queue->max_rate);
+        case OFPQT11_MAX_RATE:
+            error = parse_ofp10_queue_rate(hdr, &queue->max_rate);
             break;
 
         default:
@@ -3627,6 +3568,7 @@ ofputil_decode_packet_out(struct ofputil_packet_out *po,
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
 
+    ofpbuf_clear(ofpacts);
     if (raw == OFPRAW_OFPT11_PACKET_OUT) {
         enum ofperr error;
         const struct ofp11_packet_out *opo = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *opo);
@@ -3745,7 +3687,7 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp10_phy_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
                               const struct ofp10_phy_port *opp)
 {
     pp->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opp->port_no));
-    memcpy(pp->hw_addr, opp->hw_addr, OFP_ETH_ALEN);
+    pp->hw_addr = opp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, opp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     pp->config = ntohl(opp->config) & OFPPC10_ALL;
@@ -3772,7 +3714,7 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp11_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    memcpy(pp->hw_addr, op->hw_addr, OFP_ETH_ALEN);
+    pp->hw_addr = op->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, op->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     pp->config = ntohl(op->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
@@ -3834,7 +3776,7 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp14_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *msg)
     if (error) {
         return error;
     }
-    memcpy(pp->hw_addr, op->hw_addr, OFP_ETH_ALEN);
+    pp->hw_addr = op->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(pp->name, op->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     pp->config = ntohl(op->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
@@ -3843,9 +3785,9 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp14_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *msg)
     while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t type;
+        uint64_t type;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        error = ofpprop_pull(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -3856,8 +3798,7 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp14_port(struct ofputil_phy_port *pp, struct ofpbuf *msg)
             break;
 
         default:
-            log_property(true, "unknown port property %"PRIu16, type);
-            error = 0;
+            error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(true, "port", type);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -3876,7 +3817,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp10_phy_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     memset(opp, 0, sizeof *opp);
 
     opp->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(pp->port_no));
-    memcpy(opp->hw_addr, pp->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    opp->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(opp->name, pp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     opp->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC10_ALL);
@@ -3895,7 +3836,7 @@ ofputil_encode_ofp11_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     memset(op, 0, sizeof *op);
 
     op->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pp->port_no);
-    memcpy(op->hw_addr, pp->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    op->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(op->name, pp->name, OFP_MAX_PORT_NAME_LEN);
 
     op->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
@@ -3922,7 +3863,7 @@ ofputil_put_ofp14_port(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     op = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *op);
     op->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pp->port_no);
     op->length = htons(sizeof *op + sizeof *eth);
-    memcpy(op->hw_addr, pp->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+    op->hw_addr = pp->hw_addr;
     ovs_strlcpy(op->name, pp->name, sizeof op->name);
     op->config = htonl(pp->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
     op->state = htonl(pp->state & OFPPS11_ALL);
@@ -3994,7 +3935,6 @@ ofputil_encode_port_desc_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                                        ofp_port_t port)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *request;
-    ovs_be32 ofp11_port;
 
     switch (ofp_version) {
     case OFP10_VERSION:
@@ -4005,14 +3945,14 @@ ofputil_encode_port_desc_stats_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST10_PORT_DESC_REQUEST,
                                ofp_version, 0);
         break;
-
-    case OFP15_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:{
+        struct ofp15_port_desc_request *req;
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST15_PORT_DESC_REQUEST,
                                ofp_version, 0);
-        ofp11_port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(port);
-        ofpbuf_put(request, &ofp11_port, sizeof ofp11_port);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(port);
         break;
-
+    }
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -4031,6 +3971,84 @@ ofputil_append_port_desc_stats_reply(const struct ofputil_phy_port *pp,
     ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ofs);
 }
 \f
+/* ofputil_switch_config */
+
+/* Decodes 'oh', which must be an OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY or OFPT_SET_CONFIG
+ * message, into 'config'.  Returns false if 'oh' contained any flags that
+ * aren't specified in its version of OpenFlow, true otherwise. */
+static bool
+ofputil_decode_switch_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                             struct ofputil_switch_config *config)
+{
+    const struct ofp_switch_config *osc;
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
+    ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    osc = ofpbuf_pull(&b, sizeof *osc);
+
+    config->frag = ntohs(osc->flags) & OFPC_FRAG_MASK;
+    config->miss_send_len = ntohs(osc->miss_send_len);
+
+    ovs_be16 valid_mask = htons(OFPC_FRAG_MASK);
+    if (oh->version < OFP13_VERSION) {
+        const ovs_be16 ttl_bit = htons(OFPC_INVALID_TTL_TO_CONTROLLER);
+        valid_mask |= ttl_bit;
+        config->invalid_ttl_to_controller = (osc->flags & ttl_bit) != 0;
+    } else {
+        config->invalid_ttl_to_controller = -1;
+    }
+
+    return !(osc->flags & ~valid_mask);
+}
+
+void
+ofputil_decode_get_config_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                struct ofputil_switch_config *config)
+{
+    ofputil_decode_switch_config(oh, config);
+}
+
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_set_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                          struct ofputil_switch_config *config)
+{
+    return (ofputil_decode_switch_config(oh, config)
+            ? 0
+            : OFPERR_OFPSCFC_BAD_FLAGS);
+}
+
+static struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_put_switch_config(const struct ofputil_switch_config *config,
+                          struct ofpbuf *b)
+{
+    const struct ofp_header *oh = b->data;
+    struct ofp_switch_config *osc = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *osc);
+    osc->flags = htons(config->frag);
+    if (config->invalid_ttl_to_controller > 0 && oh->version < OFP13_VERSION) {
+        osc->flags |= htons(OFPC_INVALID_TTL_TO_CONTROLLER);
+    }
+    osc->miss_send_len = htons(config->miss_send_len);
+    return b;
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_get_config_reply(const struct ofp_header *request,
+                                const struct ofputil_switch_config *config)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_OFPT_GET_CONFIG_REPLY,
+                                          request, 0);
+    return ofputil_put_switch_config(config, b);
+}
+
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_set_config(const struct ofputil_switch_config *config,
+                          enum ofp_version version)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf *b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT_SET_CONFIG, version, 0);
+    return ofputil_put_switch_config(config, b);
+}
+\f
 /* ofputil_switch_features */
 
 #define OFPC_COMMON (OFPC_FLOW_STATS | OFPC_TABLE_STATS | OFPC_PORT_STATS | \
@@ -4309,14 +4327,14 @@ static enum ofperr
 parse_port_mod_ethernet_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
                                  struct ofputil_port_mod *pm)
 {
-    struct ofp14_port_mod_prop_ethernet *eth = property->data;
+    ovs_be32 advertise;
+    enum ofperr error;
 
-    if (property->size != sizeof *eth) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+    error = ofpprop_parse_be32(property, &advertise);
+    if (!error) {
+        pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(advertise);
     }
-
-    pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(eth->advertise);
-    return 0;
+    return error;
 }
 
 /* Decodes the OpenFlow "port mod" message in '*oh' into an abstract form in
@@ -4335,7 +4353,7 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
         const struct ofp10_port_mod *opm = b.data;
 
         pm->port_no = u16_to_ofp(ntohs(opm->port_no));
-        memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC10_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp10(opm->advertise);
@@ -4348,7 +4366,7 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
             return error;
         }
 
-        memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->advertise = netdev_port_features_from_ofp11(opm->advertise);
@@ -4363,16 +4381,16 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
             return error;
         }
 
-        memcpy(pm->hw_addr, opm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        pm->hw_addr = opm->hw_addr;
         pm->config = ntohl(opm->config) & OFPPC11_ALL;
         pm->mask = ntohl(opm->mask) & OFPPC11_ALL;
 
         while (b.size > 0) {
             struct ofpbuf property;
             enum ofperr error;
-            uint16_t type;
+            uint64_t type;
 
-            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            error = ofpprop_pull(&b, &property, &type);
             if (error) {
                 return error;
             }
@@ -4383,14 +4401,7 @@ ofputil_decode_port_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                 break;
 
             default:
-                log_property(loose, "unknown port_mod property %"PRIu16, type);
-                if (loose) {
-                    error = 0;
-                } else if (type == OFPPMPT14_EXPERIMENTER) {
-                    error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_EXPERIMENTER;
-                } else {
-                    error = OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
-                }
+                error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(loose, "port_mod", type);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -4423,7 +4434,7 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
         b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT10_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = htons(ofp_to_u16(pm->port_no));
-        memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC10_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp10(pm->advertise);
@@ -4438,7 +4449,7 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
         b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT11_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pm->port_no);
-        memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise);
@@ -4446,21 +4457,18 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
     }
     case OFP14_VERSION:
     case OFP15_VERSION: {
-        struct ofp14_port_mod_prop_ethernet *eth;
         struct ofp14_port_mod *opm;
 
-        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, sizeof *eth);
+        b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_PORT_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         opm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *opm);
         opm->port_no = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(pm->port_no);
-        memcpy(opm->hw_addr, pm->hw_addr, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        opm->hw_addr = pm->hw_addr;
         opm->config = htonl(pm->config & OFPPC11_ALL);
         opm->mask = htonl(pm->mask & OFPPC11_ALL);
 
         if (pm->advertise) {
-            eth = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *eth);
-            eth->type = htons(OFPPMPT14_ETHERNET);
-            eth->length = htons(sizeof *eth);
-            eth->advertise = netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise);
+            ofpprop_put_be32(b, OFPPMPT14_ETHERNET,
+                             netdev_port_features_to_ofp11(pm->advertise));
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -4475,13 +4483,13 @@ ofputil_encode_port_mod(const struct ofputil_port_mod *pm,
 
 static enum ofperr
 pull_table_feature_property(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct ofpbuf *payload,
-                            uint16_t *typep)
+                            uint64_t *typep)
 {
     enum ofperr error;
 
-    error = ofputil_pull_property(msg, payload, typep);
+    error = ofpprop_pull(msg, payload, typep);
     if (payload && !error) {
-        ofpbuf_pull(payload, sizeof(struct ofp_prop_header));
+        ofpbuf_pull(payload, (char *)payload->msg - (char *)payload->header);
     }
     return error;
 }
@@ -4493,10 +4501,10 @@ parse_action_bitmap(struct ofpbuf *payload, enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     uint32_t types = 0;
 
     while (payload->size > 0) {
-        uint16_t type;
         enum ofperr error;
+        uint64_t type;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_property__(payload, NULL, 1, &type);
+        error = ofpprop_pull__(payload, NULL, 1, 0x10000, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -4516,7 +4524,7 @@ parse_instruction_ids(struct ofpbuf *payload, bool loose, uint32_t *insts)
     while (payload->size > 0) {
         enum ovs_instruction_type inst;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t ofpit;
+        uint64_t ofpit;
 
         /* OF1.3 and OF1.4 aren't clear about padding in the instruction IDs.
          * It seems clear that they aren't padded to 8 bytes, though, because
@@ -4527,7 +4535,7 @@ parse_instruction_ids(struct ofpbuf *payload, bool loose, uint32_t *insts)
          *
          * Anyway, we just assume they're all glommed together on byte
          * boundaries. */
-        error = ofputil_pull_property__(payload, NULL, 1, &ofpit);
+        error = ofpprop_pull__(payload, NULL, 1, 0x10000, &ofpit);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -4661,7 +4669,7 @@ ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t type;
+        uint64_t type;
 
         error = pull_table_feature_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
@@ -4731,9 +4739,7 @@ ofputil_decode_table_features(struct ofpbuf *msg,
         case OFPTFPT13_EXPERIMENTER:
         case OFPTFPT13_EXPERIMENTER_MISS:
         default:
-            log_property(loose, "unknown table features property %"PRIu16,
-                         type);
-            error = loose ? 0 : OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+            error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(loose, "table features", type);
             break;
         }
         if (error) {
@@ -4794,12 +4800,12 @@ put_fields_property(struct ofpbuf *reply,
     size_t start_ofs;
     int field;
 
-    start_ofs = start_property(reply, property);
+    start_ofs = ofpprop_start(reply, property);
     BITMAP_FOR_EACH_1 (field, MFF_N_IDS, fields->bm) {
         nx_put_header(reply, field, version,
                       masks && bitmap_is_set(masks->bm, field));
     }
-    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
+    ofpprop_end(reply, start_ofs);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -4809,14 +4815,9 @@ put_table_action_features(struct ofpbuf *reply,
                           enum ofp13_table_feature_prop_type set_fields_type,
                           int miss_offset, enum ofp_version version)
 {
-    size_t start_ofs;
-
-    start_ofs = start_property(reply, actions_type + miss_offset);
-    put_bitmap_properties(reply,
-                          ntohl(ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(taf->ofpacts,
-                                                          version)));
-    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
-
+    ofpprop_put_bitmap(reply, actions_type + miss_offset,
+                       ntohl(ofpact_bitmap_to_openflow(taf->ofpacts,
+                                                       version)));
     put_fields_property(reply, &taf->set_fields, NULL,
                         set_fields_type + miss_offset, version);
 }
@@ -4829,17 +4830,15 @@ put_table_instruction_features(
     size_t start_ofs;
     uint8_t table_id;
 
-    start_ofs = start_property(reply, OFPTFPT13_INSTRUCTIONS + miss_offset);
-    put_bitmap_properties(reply,
-                          ntohl(ovsinst_bitmap_to_openflow(tif->instructions,
-                                                           version)));
-    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
+    ofpprop_put_bitmap(reply, OFPTFPT13_INSTRUCTIONS + miss_offset,
+                       ntohl(ovsinst_bitmap_to_openflow(tif->instructions,
+                                                        version)));
 
-    start_ofs = start_property(reply, OFPTFPT13_NEXT_TABLES + miss_offset);
+    start_ofs = ofpprop_start(reply, OFPTFPT13_NEXT_TABLES + miss_offset);
     BITMAP_FOR_EACH_1 (table_id, 255, tif->next) {
         ofpbuf_put(reply, &table_id, 1);
     }
-    end_property(reply, start_ofs);
+    ofpprop_end(reply, start_ofs);
 
     put_table_action_features(reply, &tif->write,
                               OFPTFPT13_WRITE_ACTIONS,
@@ -4887,16 +4886,18 @@ ofputil_append_table_features_reply(const struct ofputil_table_features *tf,
 }
 
 static enum ofperr
-parse_table_desc_eviction_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
-                                   struct ofputil_table_desc *td)
+parse_table_desc_vacancy_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                  struct ofputil_table_desc *td)
 {
-    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote = property->data;
+    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv = property->data;
 
-    if (property->size != sizeof *ote) {
+    if (property->size != sizeof *otv) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
-    td->eviction_flags = ntohl(ote->flags);
+    td->table_vacancy.vacancy_down = otv->vacancy_down;
+    td->table_vacancy.vacancy_up = otv->vacancy_up;
+    td->table_vacancy.vacancy = otv->vacancy;
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4941,26 +4942,30 @@ ofputil_decode_table_desc(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     ofpbuf_use_const(&properties, ofpbuf_pull(msg, length), length);
 
     td->eviction = ofputil_decode_table_eviction(otd->config, version);
+    td->vacancy = ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(otd->config, version);
     td->eviction_flags = UINT32_MAX;
 
     while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t type;
+        uint64_t type;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        error = ofpprop_pull(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
 
         switch (type) {
         case OFPTMPT14_EVICTION:
-            error = parse_table_desc_eviction_property(&payload, td);
+            error = ofpprop_parse_u32(&payload, &td->eviction_flags);
+            break;
+
+        case OFPTMPT14_VACANCY:
+            error = parse_table_desc_vacancy_property(&payload, td);
             break;
 
         default:
-            log_property(true, "unknown table_desc property %"PRIu16, type);
-            error = 0;
+            error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(true, "table_desc", type);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -5003,36 +5008,79 @@ ofputil_append_table_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_table_desc *td,
     start_otd = reply->size;
     ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *otd);
     if (td->eviction_flags != UINT32_MAX) {
-        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote;
+        ofpprop_put_u32(reply, OFPTMPT14_EVICTION, td->eviction_flags);
+    }
+    if (td->vacancy == OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON) {
+        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv;
 
-        ote = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *ote);
-        ote->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_EVICTION);
-        ote->length = htons(sizeof *ote);
-        ote->flags = htonl(td->eviction_flags);
+        otv = ofpbuf_put_zeros(reply, sizeof *otv);
+        otv->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_VACANCY);
+        otv->length = htons(sizeof *otv);
+        otv->vacancy_down = td->table_vacancy.vacancy_down;
+        otv->vacancy_up = td->table_vacancy.vacancy_up;
+        otv->vacancy = td->table_vacancy.vacancy;
     }
 
     otd = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_otd, sizeof *otd);
     otd->length = htons(reply->size - start_otd);
     otd->table_id = td->table_id;
     otd->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT,
-                                              td->eviction, version);
+                                              td->eviction, td->vacancy,
+                                              version);
     ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_otd);
 }
 
+/* This function parses Vacancy property, and decodes the
+ * ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy in ofputil_table_mod.
+ * Returns OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE error code when vacancy_down is
+ * greater than vacancy_up and also when current vacancy has non-zero
+ * value. Returns 0 on success. */
 static enum ofperr
-parse_table_mod_eviction_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
-                                  struct ofputil_table_mod *tm)
+parse_table_mod_vacancy_property(struct ofpbuf *property,
+                                 struct ofputil_table_mod *tm)
 {
-    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote = property->data;
+    struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv = property->data;
 
-    if (property->size != sizeof *ote) {
+    if (property->size != sizeof *otv) {
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
-
-    tm->eviction_flags = ntohl(ote->flags);
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down = otv->vacancy_down;
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up = otv->vacancy_up;
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down > tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up) {
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false,
+                    "Value of vacancy_down is greater than vacancy_up");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down > 100 ||
+        tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up > 100) {
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "Vacancy threshold percentage "
+                    "should not be greater than 100");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
+    tm->table_vacancy.vacancy = otv->vacancy;
+    if (tm->table_vacancy.vacancy) {
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false,
+                    "Vacancy value should be zero for table-mod messages");
+        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Given 'config', taken from an OpenFlow 'version' message that specifies
+ * table configuration (a table mod, table stats, or table features message),
+ * returns the table vacancy configuration that it specifies.
+ *
+ * Only OpenFlow 1.4 and later specify table vacancy configuration this way,
+ * so for other 'version' this function always returns
+ * OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT. */
+static enum ofputil_table_vacancy
+ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version version)
+{
+    return (version < OFP14_VERSION ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT
+            : config & htonl(OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS) ? OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON
+            : OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_OFF);
+}
+
 /* Given 'config', taken from an OpenFlow 'version' message that specifies
  * table configuration (a table mod, table stats, or table features message),
  * returns the table eviction configuration that it specifies.
@@ -5054,8 +5102,10 @@ ofputil_decode_table_eviction(ovs_be32 config, enum ofp_version version)
 static ovs_be32
 ofputil_encode_table_config(enum ofputil_table_miss miss,
                             enum ofputil_table_eviction eviction,
+                            enum ofputil_table_vacancy vacancy,
                             enum ofp_version version)
 {
+    uint32_t config = 0;
     /* See the section "OFPTC_* Table Configuration" in DESIGN.md for more
      * information on the crazy evolution of this field. */
     switch (version) {
@@ -5088,10 +5138,15 @@ ofputil_encode_table_config(enum ofputil_table_miss miss,
 
     case OFP14_VERSION:
     case OFP15_VERSION:
-        /* OpenFlow 1.4 introduced OFPTC14_EVICTION and OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS
-         * and we don't support the latter yet. */
-        return htonl(eviction == OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_ON
-                     ? OFPTC14_EVICTION : 0);
+        /* OpenFlow 1.4 introduced OFPTC14_EVICTION and
+         * OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS. */
+        if (eviction == OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_ON) {
+            config |= OFPTC14_EVICTION;
+        }
+        if (vacancy == OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON) {
+            config |= OFPTC14_VACANCY_EVENTS;
+        }
+        return htonl(config);
     }
 
     OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -5142,6 +5197,7 @@ ofputil_decode_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     pm->miss = OFPUTIL_TABLE_MISS_DEFAULT;
     pm->eviction = OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT;
     pm->eviction_flags = UINT32_MAX;
+    pm->vacancy = OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT;
     ofpbuf_use_const(&b, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
 
@@ -5156,19 +5212,24 @@ ofputil_decode_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
         pm->table_id = otm->table_id;
         pm->miss = ofputil_decode_table_miss(otm->config, oh->version);
         pm->eviction = ofputil_decode_table_eviction(otm->config, oh->version);
+        pm->vacancy = ofputil_decode_table_vacancy(otm->config, oh->version);
         while (b.size > 0) {
             struct ofpbuf property;
             enum ofperr error;
-            uint16_t type;
+            uint64_t type;
 
-            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            error = ofpprop_pull(&b, &property, &type);
             if (error) {
                 return error;
             }
 
             switch (type) {
             case OFPTMPT14_EVICTION:
-                error = parse_table_mod_eviction_property(&property, pm);
+                error = ofpprop_parse_u32(&property, &pm->eviction);
+                break;
+
+            case OFPTMPT14_VACANCY:
+                error = parse_table_mod_vacancy_property(&property, pm);
                 break;
 
             default:
@@ -5212,25 +5273,29 @@ ofputil_encode_table_mod(const struct ofputil_table_mod *tm,
         otm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otm);
         otm->table_id = tm->table_id;
         otm->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(tm->miss, tm->eviction,
-                                                  ofp_version);
+                                                  tm->vacancy, ofp_version);
         break;
     }
     case OFP14_VERSION:
     case OFP15_VERSION: {
         struct ofp14_table_mod *otm;
-        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_eviction *ote;
+        struct ofp14_table_mod_prop_vacancy *otv;
 
         b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPT14_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
         otm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otm);
         otm->table_id = tm->table_id;
         otm->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(tm->miss, tm->eviction,
-                                                  ofp_version);
+                                                  tm->vacancy, ofp_version);
 
         if (tm->eviction_flags != UINT32_MAX) {
-            ote = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *ote);
-            ote->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_EVICTION);
-            ote->length = htons(sizeof *ote);
-            ote->flags = htonl(tm->eviction_flags);
+            ofpprop_put_u32(b, OFPTMPT14_EVICTION, tm->eviction_flags);
+        }
+        if (tm->vacancy == OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_ON) {
+            otv = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *otv);
+            otv->type = htons(OFPTMPT14_VACANCY);
+            otv->length = htons(sizeof *otv);
+            otv->vacancy_down = tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_down;
+            otv->vacancy_up = tm->table_vacancy.vacancy_up;
         }
         break;
     }
@@ -5392,6 +5457,130 @@ ofputil_decode_role_status(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     return 0;
 }
 
+/* Encodes 'rf' according to 'protocol', and returns the encoded message.
+ * 'protocol' must be for OpenFlow 1.4 or later. */
+struct ofpbuf *
+ofputil_encode_requestforward(const struct ofputil_requestforward *rf,
+                              enum ofputil_protocol protocol)
+{
+    enum ofp_version ofp_version = ofputil_protocol_to_ofp_version(protocol);
+    struct ofpbuf *inner;
+
+    switch (rf->reason) {
+    case OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD:
+        inner = ofputil_encode_group_mod(ofp_version, rf->group_mod);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPRFR_METER_MOD:
+        inner = ofputil_encode_meter_mod(ofp_version, rf->meter_mod);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPRFR_N_REASONS:
+    default:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+
+    struct ofp_header *inner_oh = inner->data;
+    inner_oh->xid = rf->xid;
+    inner_oh->length = htons(inner->size);
+
+    struct ofpbuf *outer = ofpraw_alloc_xid(OFPRAW_OFPT14_REQUESTFORWARD,
+                                            ofp_version, htonl(0),
+                                            inner->size);
+    ofpbuf_put(outer, inner->data, inner->size);
+    ofpbuf_delete(inner);
+
+    return outer;
+}
+
+/* Decodes OFPT_REQUESTFORWARD message 'outer'.  On success, puts the decoded
+ * form into '*rf' and returns 0, and the caller is later responsible for
+ * freeing the content of 'rf', with ofputil_destroy_requestforward(rf).  On
+ * failure, returns an ofperr and '*rf' is indeterminate. */
+enum ofperr
+ofputil_decode_requestforward(const struct ofp_header *outer,
+                              struct ofputil_requestforward *rf)
+{
+    struct ofpbuf b;
+    enum ofperr error;
+
+    ofpbuf_use_const(&b, outer, ntohs(outer->length));
+
+    /* Skip past outer message. */
+    enum ofpraw outer_raw = ofpraw_pull_assert(&b);
+    ovs_assert(outer_raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_REQUESTFORWARD);
+
+    /* Validate inner message. */
+    if (b.size < sizeof(struct ofp_header)) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    const struct ofp_header *inner = b.data;
+    unsigned int inner_len = ntohs(inner->length);
+    if (inner_len < sizeof(struct ofp_header) || inner_len > b.size) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_BAD_LEN;
+    }
+    if (inner->version != outer->version) {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_VERSION;
+    }
+
+    /* Parse inner message. */
+    enum ofptype type;
+    error = ofptype_decode(&type, inner);
+    if (error) {
+        return error;
+    }
+
+    rf->xid = inner->xid;
+    if (type == OFPTYPE_GROUP_MOD) {
+        rf->reason = OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD;
+        rf->group_mod = xmalloc(sizeof *rf->group_mod);
+        error = ofputil_decode_group_mod(inner, rf->group_mod);
+        if (error) {
+            free(rf->group_mod);
+            return error;
+        }
+    } else if (type == OFPTYPE_METER_MOD) {
+        rf->reason = OFPRFR_METER_MOD;
+        rf->meter_mod = xmalloc(sizeof *rf->meter_mod);
+        ofpbuf_init(&rf->bands, 64);
+        error = ofputil_decode_meter_mod(inner, rf->meter_mod, &rf->bands);
+        if (error) {
+            free(rf->meter_mod);
+            ofpbuf_uninit(&rf->bands);
+            return error;
+        }
+    } else {
+        return OFPERR_OFPBFC_MSG_UNSUP;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* Frees the content of 'rf', which should have been initialized through a
+ * successful call to ofputil_decode_requestforward(). */
+void
+ofputil_destroy_requestforward(struct ofputil_requestforward *rf)
+{
+    if (!rf) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch (rf->reason) {
+    case OFPRFR_GROUP_MOD:
+        ofputil_uninit_group_mod(rf->group_mod);
+        free(rf->group_mod);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPRFR_METER_MOD:
+        ofpbuf_uninit(&rf->bands);
+        free(rf->meter_mod);
+        break;
+
+    case OFPRFR_N_REASONS:
+        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+    }
+}
+
 /* Table stats. */
 
 /* OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.1 don't distinguish between a field that cannot be
@@ -5579,6 +5768,7 @@ ofputil_put_ofp12_table_stats(const struct ofputil_table_stats *stats,
         features->nonmiss.instructions, OFP12_VERSION);
     out->config = ofputil_encode_table_config(features->miss_config,
                                               OFPUTIL_TABLE_EVICTION_DEFAULT,
+                                              OFPUTIL_TABLE_VACANCY_DEFAULT,
                                               OFP12_VERSION);
     out->max_entries = htonl(features->max_entries);
     out->active_count = htonl(stats->active_count);
@@ -5914,6 +6104,7 @@ ofputil_decode_flow_update(struct ofputil_flow_update *update,
         ofpraw_pull_assert(msg);
     }
 
+    ofpbuf_clear(ofpacts);
     if (!msg->size) {
         return EOF;
     }
@@ -6181,29 +6372,30 @@ ofputil_encode_barrier_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version)
 }
 
 const char *
-ofputil_frag_handling_to_string(enum ofp_config_flags flags)
+ofputil_frag_handling_to_string(enum ofputil_frag_handling frag)
 {
-    switch (flags & OFPC_FRAG_MASK) {
-    case OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL:   return "normal";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_DROP:     return "drop";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_REASM:    return "reassemble";
-    case OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH: return "nx-match";
+    switch (frag) {
+    case OFPUTIL_FRAG_NORMAL:   return "normal";
+    case OFPUTIL_FRAG_DROP:     return "drop";
+    case OFPUTIL_FRAG_REASM:    return "reassemble";
+    case OFPUTIL_FRAG_NX_MATCH: return "nx-match";
     }
 
     OVS_NOT_REACHED();
 }
 
 bool
-ofputil_frag_handling_from_string(const char *s, enum ofp_config_flags *flags)
+ofputil_frag_handling_from_string(const char *s,
+                                  enum ofputil_frag_handling *frag)
 {
     if (!strcasecmp(s, "normal")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NORMAL;
+        *frag = OFPUTIL_FRAG_NORMAL;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "drop")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_DROP;
+        *frag = OFPUTIL_FRAG_DROP;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "reassemble")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_REASM;
+        *frag = OFPUTIL_FRAG_REASM;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "nx-match")) {
-        *flags = OFPC_FRAG_NX_MATCH;
+        *frag = OFPUTIL_FRAG_NX_MATCH;
     } else {
         return false;
     }
@@ -6379,9 +6571,9 @@ bool
 ofputil_group_from_string(const char *s, uint32_t *group_idp)
 {
     if (!strcasecmp(s, "any")) {
-        *group_idp = OFPG11_ANY;
+        *group_idp = OFPG_ANY;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(s, "all")) {
-        *group_idp = OFPG11_ALL;
+        *group_idp = OFPG_ALL;
     } else if (!str_to_uint(s, 10, group_idp)) {
         VLOG_WARN("%s is not a valid group ID.  (Valid group IDs are "
                   "32-bit nonnegative integers or the keywords ANY or "
@@ -6394,7 +6586,7 @@ ofputil_group_from_string(const char *s, uint32_t *group_idp)
 
 /* Appends to 's' a string representation of the OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.
  * Most groups' string representation is just the number, but for special
- * groups, e.g. OFPG11_ALL, it is the name, e.g. "ALL". */
+ * groups, e.g. OFPG_ALL, it is the name, e.g. "ALL". */
 void
 ofputil_format_group(uint32_t group_id, struct ds *s)
 {
@@ -6407,18 +6599,18 @@ ofputil_format_group(uint32_t group_id, struct ds *s)
 
 /* Puts in the 'bufsize' byte in 'namebuf' a null-terminated string
  * representation of OpenFlow group ID 'group_id'.  Most group are represented
- * as just their number, but special groups, e.g. OFPG11_ALL, are represented
+ * as just their number, but special groups, e.g. OFPG_ALL, are represented
  * by name, e.g. "ALL". */
 void
 ofputil_group_to_string(uint32_t group_id,
                         char namebuf[MAX_GROUP_NAME_LEN + 1], size_t bufsize)
 {
     switch (group_id) {
-    case OFPG11_ALL:
+    case OFPG_ALL:
         ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ALL", bufsize);
         break;
 
-    case OFPG11_ANY:
+    case OFPG_ANY:
         ovs_strlcpy(namebuf, "ANY", bufsize);
         break;
 
@@ -6523,10 +6715,10 @@ ofputil_normalize_match__(struct match *match, bool may_log)
         wc.masks.nw_ttl = 0;
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_SHA)) {
-        memset(wc.masks.arp_sha, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_UNMASK_FIELD(&wc, arp_sha);
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_ARP_THA)) {
-        memset(wc.masks.arp_tha, 0, ETH_ADDR_LEN);
+        WC_UNMASK_FIELD(&wc, arp_tha);
     }
     if (!(may_match & MAY_IPV6)) {
         wc.masks.ipv6_src = wc.masks.ipv6_dst = in6addr_any;
@@ -6941,9 +7133,9 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp14_port_stats(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
     while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t type;
+        uint64_t type;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        error = ofpprop_pull(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
@@ -6954,8 +7146,7 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp14_port_stats(struct ofputil_port_stats *ops,
             break;
 
         default:
-            log_property(true, "unknown port stats property %"PRIu16, type);
-            error = 0;
+            error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(true, "port stats", type);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -7258,7 +7449,6 @@ ofputil_encode_group_desc_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
                                   uint32_t group_id)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *request;
-    ovs_be32 gid;
 
     switch (ofp_version) {
     case OFP10_VERSION:
@@ -7271,12 +7461,14 @@ ofputil_encode_group_desc_request(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST11_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST,
                                ofp_version, 0);
         break;
-    case OFP15_VERSION:
+    case OFP15_VERSION:{
+        struct ofp15_group_desc_request *req;
         request = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_OFPST15_GROUP_DESC_REQUEST,
                                ofp_version, 0);
-        gid = htonl(group_id);
-        ofpbuf_put(request, &gid, sizeof gid);
+        req = ofpbuf_put_zeros(request, sizeof *req);
+        req->group_id = htonl(group_id);
         break;
+    }
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
@@ -7549,34 +7741,6 @@ ofputil_put_ofp11_bucket(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket,
     ob->watch_group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
 }
 
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(ovs_be16 weight,
-                                           struct ofpbuf *openflow)
-{
-    size_t start_ofs;
-    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight *prop;
-
-    start_ofs = start_property(openflow, OFPGBPT15_WEIGHT);
-    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *prop - sizeof(struct ofp_prop_header));
-    prop = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start_ofs, sizeof *prop);
-    prop->weight = weight;
-    end_property(openflow, start_ofs);
-}
-
-static void
-ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(ovs_be32 watch, uint16_t type,
-                                          struct ofpbuf *openflow)
-{
-    size_t start_ofs;
-    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch *prop;
-
-    start_ofs = start_property(openflow, type);
-    ofpbuf_put_zeros(openflow, sizeof *prop - sizeof(struct ofp_prop_header));
-    prop = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start_ofs, sizeof *prop);
-    prop->watch = watch;
-    end_property(openflow, start_ofs);
-}
-
 static void
 ofputil_put_ofp15_bucket(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket,
                          uint32_t bucket_id, enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
@@ -7594,20 +7758,14 @@ ofputil_put_ofp15_bucket(const struct ofputil_bucket *bucket,
     actions_len = openflow->size - actions_start;
 
     if (group_type == OFPGT11_SELECT) {
-        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(htons(bucket->weight),
-                                                   openflow);
+        ofpprop_put_u16(openflow, OFPGBPT15_WEIGHT, bucket->weight);
     }
     if (bucket->watch_port != OFPP_ANY) {
-        ovs_be32 port = ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port);
-        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(port,
-                                                  OFPGBPT15_WATCH_PORT,
-                                                  openflow);
+        ofpprop_put_be32(openflow, OFPGBPT15_WATCH_PORT,
+                         ofputil_port_to_ofp11(bucket->watch_port));
     }
     if (bucket->watch_group != OFPG_ANY) {
-        ovs_be32 group = htonl(bucket->watch_group);
-        ofputil_put_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(group,
-                                                  OFPGBPT15_WATCH_GROUP,
-                                                  openflow);
+        ofpprop_put_u32(openflow, OFPGBPT15_WATCH_GROUP, bucket->watch_group);
     }
 
     ob = ofpbuf_at_assert(openflow, start, sizeof *ob);
@@ -7633,7 +7791,7 @@ ofputil_put_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
     prop->exp_type = htonl(NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD);
     strcpy(prop->selection_method, gp->selection_method);
     prop->selection_method_param = htonll(gp->selection_method_param);
-    end_property(openflow, start);
+    ofpprop_end(openflow, start);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -7679,7 +7837,6 @@ ofputil_append_ofp15_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
                                  gds->type, reply, version);
     }
     ogds = ofpbuf_at_assert(reply, start_ogds, sizeof *ogds);
-    ogds->length = htons(reply->size - start_ogds);
     ogds->type = gds->type;
     ogds->group_id = htonl(gds->group_id);
     ogds->bucket_list_len =  htons(reply->size - start_buckets);
@@ -7689,6 +7846,7 @@ ofputil_append_ofp15_group_desc_reply(const struct ofputil_group_desc *gds,
         ofputil_put_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(version, &gds->props,
                                                     reply);
     }
+    ogds->length = htons(reply->size - start_ogds);
 
     ofpmp_postappend(replies, start_ogds);
 }
@@ -7786,40 +7944,6 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp11_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
     return 0;
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
-                                     ovs_be16 *weight)
-{
-    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight *prop = payload->data;
-
-    if (payload->size != sizeof *prop) {
-        log_property(false, "OpenFlow bucket weight property length "
-                     "%u is not valid", payload->size);
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    *weight = prop->weight;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(const struct ofpbuf *payload,
-                                    ovs_be32 *watch)
-{
-    struct ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch *prop = payload->data;
-
-    if (payload->size != sizeof *prop) {
-        log_property(false, "OpenFlow bucket watch port or group "
-                     "property length %u is not valid", payload->size);
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    *watch = prop->watch;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static enum ofperr
 ofputil_pull_ofp15_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
                            enum ofp_version version, uint8_t group_type,
@@ -7880,32 +8004,28 @@ ofputil_pull_ofp15_buckets(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t buckets_length,
 
         while (properties.size > 0) {
             struct ofpbuf payload;
-            uint16_t type;
+            uint64_t type;
 
-            err = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+            err = ofpprop_pull(&properties, &payload, &type);
             if (err) {
                 goto err;
             }
 
             switch (type) {
             case OFPGBPT15_WEIGHT:
-                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_weight(&payload, &weight);
+                err = ofpprop_parse_be16(&payload, &weight);
                 break;
 
             case OFPGBPT15_WATCH_PORT:
-                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(&payload,
-                                                          &watch_port);
+                err = ofpprop_parse_be32(&payload, &watch_port);
                 break;
 
             case OFPGBPT15_WATCH_GROUP:
-                err = parse_ofp15_group_bucket_prop_watch(&payload,
-                                                          &watch_group);
+                err = ofpprop_parse_be32(&payload, &watch_group);
                 break;
 
             default:
-                log_property(false, "unknown group bucket property %"PRIu16,
-                             type);
-                err = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+                err = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(false, "group bucket", type);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -7975,8 +8095,8 @@ parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(struct ofpbuf *payload,
     case OFPGT11_ALL:
     case OFPGT11_INDIRECT:
     case OFPGT11_FF:
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property is only allowed "
-                     "for select groups");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "ntr selection method property is "
+                    "only allowed for select groups");
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
@@ -7989,29 +8109,31 @@ parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(struct ofpbuf *payload,
     case OFPGC15_DELETE:
     case OFPGC15_INSERT_BUCKET:
     case OFPGC15_REMOVE_BUCKET:
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property is only allowed "
-                     "for add and delete group modifications");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "ntr selection method property is "
+                    "only allowed for add and delete group modifications");
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     default:
         OVS_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
     if (payload->size < sizeof *prop) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method property length "
-                     "%u is not valid", payload->size);
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "ntr selection method property "
+                    "length %u is not valid", payload->size);
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
     }
 
     method_len = strnlen(prop->selection_method, NTR_MAX_SELECTION_METHOD_LEN);
 
     if (method_len == NTR_MAX_SELECTION_METHOD_LEN) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method is not null terminated");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false,
+                    "ntr selection method is not null terminated");
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
     if (strcmp("hash", prop->selection_method)) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method '%s' is not supported",
-                     prop->selection_method);
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false,
+                    "ntr selection method '%s' is not supported",
+                    prop->selection_method);
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
@@ -8019,8 +8141,8 @@ parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(struct ofpbuf *payload,
     gp->selection_method_param = ntohll(prop->selection_method_param);
 
     if (!method_len && gp->selection_method_param) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method parameter is non-zero but "
-                     "selection method is empty");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "ntr selection method parameter is "
+                    "non-zero but selection method is empty");
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
@@ -8028,79 +8150,22 @@ parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(struct ofpbuf *payload,
 
     fields_len = ntohs(prop->length) - sizeof *prop;
     if (!method_len && fields_len) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method parameter is zero "
-                     "but fields are provided");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false, "ntr selection method parameter is "
+                    "zero but fields are provided");
         return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_VALUE;
     }
 
     error = oxm_pull_field_array(payload->data, fields_len,
                                  &gp->fields);
     if (error) {
-        log_property(false, "ntr selection method fields are invalid");
+        OFPPROP_LOG(&bad_ofmsg_rl, false,
+                    "ntr selection method fields are invalid");
         return error;
     }
 
     return 0;
 }
 
-static enum ofperr
-parse_group_prop_ntr(struct ofpbuf *payload, uint32_t exp_type,
-                     enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
-                     enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
-                     struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
-{
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    switch (exp_type) {
-    case NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD:
-        error = parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(payload, group_type,
-                                                      group_cmd, gp);
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        log_property(false, "unknown group property ntr experimenter type "
-                     "%"PRIu32, exp_type);
-        error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return error;
-}
-
-static enum ofperr
-parse_ofp15_group_prop_exp(struct ofpbuf *payload,
-                           enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
-                           enum ofp15_group_mod_command group_cmd,
-                           struct ofputil_group_props *gp)
-{
-    struct ofp_prop_experimenter *prop = payload->data;
-    uint16_t experimenter;
-    uint32_t exp_type;
-    enum ofperr error;
-
-    if (payload->size < sizeof *prop) {
-        return OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_LEN;
-    }
-
-    experimenter = ntohl(prop->experimenter);
-    exp_type = ntohl(prop->exp_type);
-
-    switch (experimenter) {
-    case NTR_VENDOR_ID:
-        error = parse_group_prop_ntr(payload, exp_type, group_type,
-                                     group_cmd, gp);
-        break;
-
-    default:
-        log_property(false, "unknown group property experimenter %"PRIu16,
-                     experimenter);
-        error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_EXPERIMENTER;
-        break;
-    }
-
-    return error;
-}
-
 static enum ofperr
 parse_ofp15_group_properties(struct ofpbuf *msg,
                              enum ofp11_group_type group_type,
@@ -8116,22 +8181,22 @@ parse_ofp15_group_properties(struct ofpbuf *msg,
     while (properties.size > 0) {
         struct ofpbuf payload;
         enum ofperr error;
-        uint16_t type;
+        uint64_t type;
 
-        error = ofputil_pull_property(&properties, &payload, &type);
+        error = ofpprop_pull(&properties, &payload, &type);
         if (error) {
             return error;
         }
 
         switch (type) {
-        case OFPGPT15_EXPERIMENTER:
-            error = parse_ofp15_group_prop_exp(&payload, group_type,
-                                               group_cmd, gp);
+        case OFPPROP_EXP(NTR_VENDOR_ID, NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD):
+        case OFPPROP_EXP(NTR_COMPAT_VENDOR_ID, NTRT_SELECTION_METHOD):
+            error = parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method(&payload, group_type,
+                                                          group_cmd, gp);
             break;
 
         default:
-            log_property(false, "unknown group property %"PRIu16, type);
-            error = OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
+            error = OFPPROP_UNKNOWN(false, "group", type);
             break;
         }
 
@@ -8233,7 +8298,7 @@ ofputil_decode_ofp15_group_desc_reply(struct ofputil_group_desc *gd,
      * claim that the group mod command is OFPGC15_ADD to
      * satisfy the check in parse_group_prop_ntr_selection_method() */
     return parse_ofp15_group_properties(msg, gd->type, OFPGC15_ADD, &gd->props,
-                                        msg->size);
+                                        length - sizeof *ogds - bucket_list_len);
 }
 
 /* Converts a group description reply in 'msg' into an abstract
@@ -8566,7 +8631,7 @@ ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     switch (gm->type) {
     case OFPGT11_INDIRECT:
         if (!list_is_singleton(&gm->buckets)) {
-            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_OUT_OF_BUCKETS;
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_INVALID_GROUP;
         }
         break;
     case OFPGT11_ALL:
@@ -8574,7 +8639,7 @@ ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
     case OFPGT11_FF:
         break;
     default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_TYPE;
     }
 
     switch (gm->command) {
@@ -8589,7 +8654,7 @@ ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
         }
         break;
     default:
-        OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+        return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
     }
 
     LIST_FOR_EACH (bucket, list_node, &gm->buckets) {
@@ -8612,7 +8677,9 @@ ofputil_decode_group_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
             }
             break;
         default:
-            OVS_NOT_REACHED();
+            /* Returning BAD TYPE to be consistent
+             * though gm->type has been checked already. */
+            return OFPERR_OFPGMFC_BAD_TYPE;
         }
     }
 
@@ -9006,7 +9073,7 @@ ofputil_is_bundlable(enum ofptype type)
     case OFPTYPE_TABLE_MOD:
     case OFPTYPE_METER_MOD:
     case OFPTYPE_PACKET_OUT:
-    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_MOD:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_TLV_TABLE_MOD:
 
         /* Not to be bundlable. */
     case OFPTYPE_ECHO_REQUEST:
@@ -9072,8 +9139,9 @@ ofputil_is_bundlable(enum ofptype type)
     case OFPTYPE_TABLE_FEATURES_STATS_REPLY:
     case OFPTYPE_TABLE_DESC_REPLY:
     case OFPTYPE_ROLE_STATUS:
-    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REQUEST:
-    case OFPTYPE_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY:
+    case OFPTYPE_REQUESTFORWARD:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_TLV_TABLE_REQUEST:
+    case OFPTYPE_NXT_TLV_TABLE_REPLY:
         break;
     }
 
@@ -9152,12 +9220,12 @@ ofputil_encode_bundle_add(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
 }
 
 static void
-encode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *b, struct ovs_list *mappings)
+encode_tlv_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *b, struct ovs_list *mappings)
 {
-    struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+    struct ofputil_tlv_map *map;
 
     LIST_FOR_EACH (map, list_node, mappings) {
-        struct nx_geneve_map *nx_map;
+        struct nx_tlv_map *nx_map;
 
         nx_map = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_map);
         nx_map->option_class = htons(map->option_class);
@@ -9168,29 +9236,29 @@ encode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *b, struct ovs_list *mappings)
 }
 
 struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_geneve_table_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
-                                struct ofputil_geneve_table_mod *gtm)
+ofputil_encode_tlv_table_mod(enum ofp_version ofp_version,
+                                struct ofputil_tlv_table_mod *ttm)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *b;
-    struct nx_geneve_table_mod *nx_gtm;
+    struct nx_tlv_table_mod *nx_ttm;
 
-    b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
-    nx_gtm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_gtm);
-    nx_gtm->command = htons(gtm->command);
-    encode_geneve_table_mappings(b, &gtm->mappings);
+    b = ofpraw_alloc(OFPRAW_NXT_TLV_TABLE_MOD, ofp_version, 0);
+    nx_ttm = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_ttm);
+    nx_ttm->command = htons(ttm->command);
+    encode_tlv_table_mappings(b, &ttm->mappings);
 
     return b;
 }
 
 static enum ofperr
-decode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *msg, unsigned int max_fields,
+decode_tlv_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *msg, unsigned int max_fields,
                              struct ovs_list *mappings)
 {
     list_init(mappings);
 
     while (msg->size) {
-        struct nx_geneve_map *nx_map;
-        struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+        struct nx_tlv_map *nx_map;
+        struct ofputil_tlv_map *map;
 
         nx_map = ofpbuf_pull(msg, sizeof *nx_map);
         map = xmalloc(sizeof *map);
@@ -9200,22 +9268,21 @@ decode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *msg, unsigned int max_fields,
         map->option_type = nx_map->option_type;
 
         map->option_len = nx_map->option_len;
-        if (map->option_len == 0 || map->option_len % 4 ||
-            map->option_len > GENEVE_MAX_OPT_SIZE) {
+        if (map->option_len % 4 || map->option_len > TLV_MAX_OPT_SIZE) {
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
-                         "geneve table option length (%u) is not a valid option size",
+                         "tlv table option length (%u) is not a valid option size",
                          map->option_len);
-            ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(mappings);
-            return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_OPT_LEN;
+            ofputil_uninit_tlv_table(mappings);
+            return OFPERR_NXTTMFC_BAD_OPT_LEN;
         }
 
         map->index = ntohs(nx_map->index);
         if (map->index >= max_fields) {
             VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
-                         "geneve table field index (%u) is too large (max %u)",
+                         "tlv table field index (%u) is too large (max %u)",
                          map->index, max_fields - 1);
-            ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(mappings);
-            return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_FIELD_IDX;
+            ofputil_uninit_tlv_table(mappings);
+            return OFPERR_NXTTMFC_BAD_FIELD_IDX;
         }
     }
 
@@ -9223,72 +9290,72 @@ decode_geneve_table_mappings(struct ofpbuf *msg, unsigned int max_fields,
 }
 
 enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_geneve_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                                struct ofputil_geneve_table_mod *gtm)
+ofputil_decode_tlv_table_mod(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                struct ofputil_tlv_table_mod *ttm)
 {
     struct ofpbuf msg;
-    struct nx_geneve_table_mod *nx_gtm;
+    struct nx_tlv_table_mod *nx_ttm;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
 
-    nx_gtm = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_gtm);
-    gtm->command = ntohs(nx_gtm->command);
-    if (gtm->command > NXGTMC_CLEAR) {
+    nx_ttm = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_ttm);
+    ttm->command = ntohs(nx_ttm->command);
+    if (ttm->command > NXTTMC_CLEAR) {
         VLOG_WARN_RL(&bad_ofmsg_rl,
-                     "geneve table mod command (%u) is out of range",
-                     gtm->command);
-        return OFPERR_NXGTMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
+                     "tlv table mod command (%u) is out of range",
+                     ttm->command);
+        return OFPERR_NXTTMFC_BAD_COMMAND;
     }
 
-    return decode_geneve_table_mappings(&msg, TUN_METADATA_NUM_OPTS,
-                                        &gtm->mappings);
+    return decode_tlv_table_mappings(&msg, TUN_METADATA_NUM_OPTS,
+                                        &ttm->mappings);
 }
 
 struct ofpbuf *
-ofputil_encode_geneve_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                                  struct ofputil_geneve_table_reply *gtr)
+ofputil_encode_tlv_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                  struct ofputil_tlv_table_reply *ttr)
 {
     struct ofpbuf *b;
-    struct nx_geneve_table_reply *nx_gtr;
+    struct nx_tlv_table_reply *nx_ttr;
 
-    b = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY, oh, 0);
-    nx_gtr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_gtr);
-    nx_gtr->max_option_space = htonl(gtr->max_option_space);
-    nx_gtr->max_fields = htons(gtr->max_fields);
+    b = ofpraw_alloc_reply(OFPRAW_NXT_TLV_TABLE_REPLY, oh, 0);
+    nx_ttr = ofpbuf_put_zeros(b, sizeof *nx_ttr);
+    nx_ttr->max_option_space = htonl(ttr->max_option_space);
+    nx_ttr->max_fields = htons(ttr->max_fields);
 
-    encode_geneve_table_mappings(b, &gtr->mappings);
+    encode_tlv_table_mappings(b, &ttr->mappings);
 
     return b;
 }
 
-/* Decodes the NXT_GENEVE_TABLE_REPLY message in 'oh' into '*gtr'.  Returns 0
+/* Decodes the NXT_TLV_TABLE_REPLY message in 'oh' into '*ttr'.  Returns 0
  * if successful, otherwise an ofperr.
  *
- * The decoder verifies that the indexes in 'gtr->mappings' are less than
- * 'gtr->max_fields', but the caller must ensure, if necessary, that they are
+ * The decoder verifies that the indexes in 'ttr->mappings' are less than
+ * 'ttr->max_fields', but the caller must ensure, if necessary, that they are
  * less than TUN_METADATA_NUM_OPTS. */
 enum ofperr
-ofputil_decode_geneve_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
-                                  struct ofputil_geneve_table_reply *gtr)
+ofputil_decode_tlv_table_reply(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+                                  struct ofputil_tlv_table_reply *ttr)
 {
     struct ofpbuf msg;
-    struct nx_geneve_table_reply *nx_gtr;
+    struct nx_tlv_table_reply *nx_ttr;
 
     ofpbuf_use_const(&msg, oh, ntohs(oh->length));
     ofpraw_pull_assert(&msg);
 
-    nx_gtr = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_gtr);
-    gtr->max_option_space = ntohl(nx_gtr->max_option_space);
-    gtr->max_fields = ntohs(nx_gtr->max_fields);
+    nx_ttr = ofpbuf_pull(&msg, sizeof *nx_ttr);
+    ttr->max_option_space = ntohl(nx_ttr->max_option_space);
+    ttr->max_fields = ntohs(nx_ttr->max_fields);
 
-    return decode_geneve_table_mappings(&msg, gtr->max_fields, &gtr->mappings);
+    return decode_tlv_table_mappings(&msg, ttr->max_fields, &ttr->mappings);
 }
 
 void
-ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(struct ovs_list *mappings)
+ofputil_uninit_tlv_table(struct ovs_list *mappings)
 {
-    struct ofputil_geneve_map *map;
+    struct ofputil_tlv_map *map;
 
     LIST_FOR_EACH_POP (map, list_node, mappings) {
         free(map);
@@ -9304,7 +9371,13 @@ ofputil_uninit_geneve_table(struct ovs_list *mappings)
  * treats unknown properties and values as an error, as a switch would want to
  * do when interpreting a configuration request made by a controller.
  *
- * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value. */
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise an OFPERR_* value.
+ *
+ * Returns error code OFPERR_OFPACFC_INVALID if the value of mask is not in
+ * the valid range of mask.
+ *
+ * Returns error code OFPERR_OFPACFC_UNSUPPORTED if the configuration is not
+ * supported.*/
 enum ofperr
 ofputil_decode_set_async_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                                 uint32_t master[OAM_N_TYPES],
@@ -9334,76 +9407,79 @@ ofputil_decode_set_async_config(const struct ofp_header *oh,
                raw == OFPRAW_OFPT14_GET_ASYNC_REPLY) {
 
         while (b.size > 0) {
-            struct ofp14_async_config_prop_reasons *msg;
             struct ofpbuf property;
             enum ofperr error;
-            uint16_t type;
+            uint64_t type;
+            uint32_t mask;
 
-            error = ofputil_pull_property(&b, &property, &type);
+            error = ofpprop_pull__(&b, &property, 8, 0xfffe, &type);
             if (error) {
                 return error;
             }
 
-            msg = property.data;
-
-            if (property.size != sizeof *msg) {
-                return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_LEN;
+            error = ofpprop_parse_u32(&property, &mask);
+            if (error) {
+                return error;
             }
 
+            if (!loose) {
+                error = ofputil_check_mask(type, mask);
+                if (error) {
+                    return error;
+                }
+             }
+
             switch (type) {
             case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_PACKET_IN] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_PACKET_IN] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_PACKET_IN] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_PORT_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_FLOW_REMOVED] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_ROLE_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_TABLE_STATUS] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE:
-                slave[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                slave[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = mask;
                 break;
 
             case OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER:
-                master[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = ntohl(msg->mask);
+                master[OAM_REQUESTFORWARD] = mask;
                 break;
 
             default:
-                error = loose ? 0 : OFPERR_OFPBPC_BAD_TYPE;
-                break;
-            }
-            if (error) {
+                error = loose ? 0 : OFPERR_OFPACFC_UNSUPPORTED;
                 return error;
             }
         }
@@ -9423,46 +9499,43 @@ ofputil_get_async_reply(struct ofpbuf *buf, const uint32_t master_mask,
     int role;
 
     for (role = 0; role < 2; role++) {
-        struct ofp14_async_config_prop_reasons *msg;
-
-        msg = ofpbuf_put_zeros(buf, sizeof *msg);
+        enum ofp14_async_config_prop_type prop_type;
 
         switch (type) {
         case OAM_PACKET_IN:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_PACKET_IN_MASTER);
             break;
 
         case OAM_PORT_STATUS:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_PORT_STATUS_MASTER);
             break;
 
         case OAM_FLOW_REMOVED:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_FLOW_REMOVED_MASTER);
             break;
 
         case OAM_ROLE_STATUS:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_ROLE_STATUS_MASTER);
             break;
 
         case OAM_TABLE_STATUS:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_TABLE_STATUS_MASTER);
             break;
 
         case OAM_REQUESTFORWARD:
-            msg->type = (role ? htons(OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE)
-                              : htons(OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER));
+            prop_type = (role ? OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_SLAVE
+                              : OFPACPT_REQUESTFORWARD_MASTER);
             break;
 
         default:
             return OFPERR_OFPBRC_BAD_TYPE;
         }
-        msg->length = htons(sizeof *msg);
-        msg->mask = (role ? htonl(slave_mask) : htonl(master_mask));
+        ofpprop_put_u32(buf, prop_type, role ? slave_mask : master_mask);
     }
 
     return 0;